The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of an internet-based self help program concerning satisfaction with the treatment and their life, depression and anxiety. Both study groups get access to the internet-based self-help program. The intervention group receives additional feedback to their progress in the program from an online therapist. The investigators hypothesize that (1) at least 75% of the patients in the intervention group are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the self-help program, (2) 50% of the patients in the intervention group work with all eight units and (3) patients of the intervention group have a higher emotional competence than the patients of the control group at the end of the self-help program.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
83
Access to the internet-based self-help program
Therapeutic feedback on the written information sent to the online therapist
University Medical Center, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Satisfaction of the intervention group with the internet-based self-help program measured with an reworded version of the "patient satisfaction questionnaire" (ZUF-8)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1)
Emotional competence measured with the "SEK-27" (questionnaire for self-assessment of emotional competence)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Depression measured with the German version of the "PHQ-9" (Patient Health Questionnaire)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Quality of life measured with the German version of the "EUROHIS-QOL 8" (European Health Interview Survey Quality of Life 8)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Anxiety measured with the German version of the "GAD-7" (General Anxiety Disorder Screener)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Self-esteem measured with the German version of the "RSE" (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Somatoform afflictions measured with the German version of the "SSS-8" (Somatic Symptom Scale)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Subjective prognosis of work ability measured with the "SPE" (Subjective Prognosis of Work Ability)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Therapeutic alliance measured with the German version of the "WAI-SR" (Working Alliance Inventory - Short Revised)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1)
Depersonalisation measured with the German short version of the "CDS-2" (Cambridge Depersonalisation Scale)
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1) and 19 weeks after study inclusion (T2)
Acceptance of the internet-based self-help program measured with an especially for the self-help program devised questionnaire
Time frame: End of every unit (weekly) and 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1)
Usage of the internet-based self-help program measured with an especially for the self-help program devised questionnaire
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1)
Utilization of alternative after care measures (psychotherapy and drugs) with a self-devised questionnaire
Time frame: 10 weeks after study inclusion (T1)
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